Cost of living comparison
Uzbekistan is 20.8% cheaper than Albania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 56.0% less in Uzbekistan
- Groceries
-
pay 30.0% less in Uzbekistan
- Transportation
-
pay 59.9% less in Uzbekistan
- Housing
-
pay 16.1% less in Uzbekistan
- Childcare
-
pay 61.5% more in Uzbekistan
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 33.5% less in Uzbekistan
- Clothing
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pay 11.8% less in Uzbekistan
Expenses including transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Albania, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL772
|
$4.55
UZS58,806.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL643
|
$3.99
UZS51,583.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL153
|
$0.56
UZS7,210.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$0.25
UZS3,194.20
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
$0.40
UZS5,104.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL488
|
$3.57
UZS46,141.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL664
|
$4.13
UZS53,346.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL287
|
$1.65
UZS21,336.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL287
|
$1.75
UZS22,620.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL54
|
$0.57
UZS7,424.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.77
UZS9,905.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.96
UZS12,425.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL62
|
$0.65
UZS8,352.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.22
UZS2,776.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.17
UZS2,235.09
|
|
pay 59.9% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL721
|
$3.69
UZS47,634.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,627
|
$6.91
UZS89,255.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,607,568
|
$18,473.32
UZS238,533,766.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,832
|
$2.69
UZS34,786.53
|
|
pay 16.1% less for housing
|
Albania
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,477
|
$12.72
UZS164,275.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,319
|
$489.90
UZS6,325,721.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL29,969
|
$312.70
UZS4,037,727.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,320
|
$29.11
UZS375,831.10
|
|
pay 61.5% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,551
|
$205.10
UZS2,648,310.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL324,262
|
$7,070.48
UZS91,296,472.21
|
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL240
|
$1.17
UZS15,057.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL164
|
$1.72
UZS22,260.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL342
|
$1.78
UZS22,950.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,101
|
$43.03
UZS555,637.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL705
|
$3.47
UZS44,829.06
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Uzbekistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,692
|
$32.61
UZS421,051.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,746
|
$47.09
UZS608,079.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,382
|
$86.06
UZS1,111,243.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,183
|
$94.57
UZS1,221,068.62
|
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